Thursday, May 14, 2020
Evening
- Stock futures open flat after Thursday’s strong gains on Wall Street
- White House would likely support a new round of stimulus checks, sources say
- Coronavirus live updates: Nascar to return to Georgia in June without fans, New Jersey beaches to reopen
- Fed corporate bond program starts with a fizzle as total assets near $7 trln
- Seven weeks into coronavirus lockdowns, Fed has a new, darker message
- McConnell: U.S. Republicans open to future possible coronavirus relief bill
- California governor slashes budget in COVID-19 economic crisis
- Mexico Central Bank Cuts Key Rate to Lowest Level Since 2016
- Pressure Is Building on the Yuan Ahead of Key Political Meeting
- Banks Refusing to Lend in India Prompt $62 Billion Rescue Deal
- The Pandemic Helped Topple Two Retailers. So Did Private Equity.
Afternoon
- Wall Street closes with strong gains as recovery hopes offset pandemic fears
- Oil Jumps to Five-Week High Amid an Optimistic Demand Outlook
- Trump: Virus shows supply chains should be moved from China
- McConnell hits Democrats’ ‘totally unserious’ relief bill
- Coronavirus live updates: Whistleblower testifies about vaccines, Trump aims to stockpile 300 million N95 masks
- Trump pivots to embrace a strong U.S. dollar
- Fannie-Freddie Forbearance Rule Sows Fears of Mortgage Hangover
- U.S. faces 'darkest winter' if pandemic planning falls short: whistleblower
- Exclusive: Turkey seeks global funding help to gird against lira shock
- Saudi central bank says committed to local currency peg to U.S dollar
- An $8 Trillion Spree Sets Clock Ticking for Bonds’ Judgment Day
- The Coronavirus Crisis Could Lead to the Mother of All Trade Imbalances
- Fed Is All In: Here Are the Key Features of Its Lending Programs
- Trump threatens to cut off relations with China
- Tett: Swamped bankruptcy courts threaten US recovery
General
- Wall Street lower on economic concerns, trade war fears
- Gold prices climb as investors parse jobless claims report
- Oil prices rise on dip in U.S. crude stockpiles, IEA data
- US weekly jobless claims rise 2.981 million, vs 2.7 million expected
- 36 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit
- Trump says he doesn't want to speak to Xi and is 'very disappointed' with China
- Trump rips into China over coronavirus, 'very disappointed'
- Coronavirus live updates: Trump says US military will distribute a vaccine later this year
- Storm clouds gather over U.S. stocks as hopes of quick recovery fade
- Trump says he's very disappointed in China-Fox Business Network
- Dollar Reigns Supreme During Virus Crisis With Yuan Stuck in Shadows
- JPMorgan's U.S. credit card holders spent 40% less due to coronavirus
- China’s Hot Convertibles Market on Alert for First Default
- Pandemic crisis forecast to hit insurers for $200 billion
- Trump Says U.S. Is Looking at Chinese Companies on Exchanges
- Second Waves Are Plaguing Asia’s Virus Recovery
- Fresh Crisis Looms for India Shadow Banks After Fund Closures
- Nose-Diving German Economy Isn’t Just Suffering From Virus Woe
- Hong Kong’s Economic Crisis Just Keeps Getting Worse
- Coronavirus Spurs Spike in Serious Blood Disorder in Children
- Fed Chair Warns the Economy May Need More as Congress Hesitates
- [NYT[ Coronavirus Wrecked Tesla’s Momentum and Elon Musk Is Furious
- Soaring Prices, Rotting Crops: Coronavirus Triggers Global Food Crisis
- China’s Clout Loses Punch as Trading Partners Push Back Over Coronavirus
- The dangers of a US-China financial war
- From peak China to China pique
- Why vaccine ‘nationalism’ could slow coronavirus fight
- Chinese companies under fire as side bets on stocks turn sour